Collecting Emotional New York Rights 
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2022
It’s the subject of the eleventh essay in this collection, almost smack in the middle of the 22 pieces that comprise the book. and then the life and writings of Harriet Mann Miller, a New York State native who under the name Olive Thorne Miller wrote eleven books and hundreds of articles about nature in the mid- and late 19th century.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I Got to finish browsing for the fawns and collecting chiggers,” wrote Becky, from an island off North Carolina. God, we’re a selfish bunch, aren’t we?”
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2015
Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. Photos of birds from northeastern areas predominate, not surprisingly since photographer Marie Read lives and works in upstate New York.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2023
Chris Cooper was (and still is) a well-known, valued member of the New York City birding community, a member of the board of directors of NYC Audubon and at the time one of the few black faces seen with binoculars in the Ramble. It is not what I expected, totally. Raw honesty is felt throughout. It’s powerful writing.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2018
He roots the theft in the history of collecting bird skins, in the brief life history of Edwin Rist, in the secretive world of classic fly tying, and in his own efforts to follow up on a police investigation that got the man but not all of the loot. And, rage and frustration. Seriously, this book is crying out for a movie treatment!).
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